'Alarming Delays In Reports From Forensic Science Labs': High Court Forms Panel To Look Into Functioning Of FSL's In Punjab & Haryana
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has constituted a three-member committee to look into the functioning of the Forensic Science Laboratories across the States of Haryana and Punjab, specifically focusing on the inordinate delay and lapses that have been repeatedly coming to the notice of this Court during the hearing of multiple cases. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "The mandate of the Committee would include identification of underlying administrative and technical causes leading to delays in the preparation and submission of reports by the FSL. "it is imperative to address a critical issue that has been repeatedly brought to the notice of this Court regarding the alarming delays in the preparation and despatch of Forensic Science Laboratory Reports, which significantly affects criminal cases, particularly those under the NDPS Act." Meanwhile, the present bail petition was pending, the Trial Court granted default bail to the accused.
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